Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
Briefing #25, 21 December 2012

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Roger Pielke, Jr. is a co-author (with Kevin Simmons and Daniel Sutter) on a new paper just published in the journal Environmental Hazards titled "Normalized Tornado Damage in the United States: 1950-2011."

In the links below please find the text of the paper and accompanying data.

The paper was featured on the front page of the print edition of USA Today on 23 October 2012.

Boykoff, Dilling, Nacu-Schmidt and Travis Major Contributors to Southwest Climate Assessment of the National Climate Assessment

Several members of CSTPR were major contributors to the Southwest Climate Assessment, one component of the ongoing National Climate Assessment. Bill Travis was a co-author of Chapter 1: Summary for Decision Makers, and Chapter 3: The Changing Southwest. Lisa Dilling and Max Boykoff were co-authors of Chapter 18: Climate Choices for a Sustainable Southwest. Ami Nacu-Schmidt created the majority of the images, which weave into a graphical story across the report. The Summary for Decision Makers is now available now available here. The complete report will be available sometime this fall here.

Max Boykoff’s Work Referenced in Senate Floor Speech

On July 30, VT Senator Bernie Sanders referred to Max Boykoff’s research on media coverage of climate change in his speech on the Senate floor. View the speech here.

CSTPR celebrated its 10th anniversary on September 27 by welcoming back several of our successful alumni who are scattered around the country, as well as current Center faculty, staff, students, affiliates, University officials and community members.

Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, gave the keynote address, “Science and Technology Policy in the Obama Administration."

A video of Dr. Holdren’s talk as well as photos from the event can be viewed here. For more CSTPR multimedia (video, audio and photo) visit our Multimedia page.